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CUNY Hostos Community College
Bronx, NY 4,900 Undergrads 33.8% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$13,069
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$5,297
After Aid
Median Earnings
$45,126
4yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$5,297
Peer Midpoint: $9,847
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$45,126
Peer Midpoint: $50,127.5
Graduation Rate33.8%
Peer Midpoint: 34.6%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients70.6%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time46.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS55.9%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
100.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$484k
-$31k
-$240
Median Cost$5k/yr
+$474k
-$41k
-$10k
Full Cost$13k/yr
+$460k
-$55k
-$24k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$5k/yr
Never
-102%
Full Cost$13k/yr
Never
-101%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
- Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
- Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
- NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.
Social Impact ROINew
Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.
Donor Return-64%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.
Taxpayer Return-46%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Certificates
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
CertCIP: 5139
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$48,849
Natl Median: $56,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$96k
Associate's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
AssocCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$41,454
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
AssocCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$8,687
Earnings (4yr)
$92,798
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$431k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
AssocCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$9,250
Earnings (4yr)
$40,022
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
-$61k
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
AssocCIP: 5204
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$46,938
Natl Median: $37,587
Lifetime Value Added
+$8k
Chemical Engineering
AssocCIP: 1407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,346
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
AssocCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminal Justice and Corrections
AssocCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$5,600
Earnings (4yr)
$43,609
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
AssocCIP: 5106
Median Debt
$16,500
Earnings (4yr)
$79,357
Natl Median: $61,982
Lifetime Value Added
+$310k
Design and Applied Arts
AssocCIP: 5004
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$30,848
Natl Median: $38,127
Lifetime Value Added
-$155k
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
AssocCIP: 1410
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,477
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
AssocCIP: 1905
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,400
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Graphic Communications
AssocCIP: 1003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$33,591
Natl Median: $36,221
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
AssocCIP: 1907
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$32,779
Natl Median: $34,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$135k
Legal Support Services
AssocCIP: 2203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,669
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
AssocCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$6,850
Earnings (4yr)
$43,296
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$28k
Mathematics
AssocCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,929
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mechanical Engineering
AssocCIP: 1419
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,444
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
AssocCIP: 5115
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$43,443
Natl Median: $40,734
Lifetime Value Added
-$27k
Physical Sciences, General
AssocCIP: 4001
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$32,772
Natl Median: $49,076
Lifetime Value Added
-$135k
Public Administration
AssocCIP: 4404
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$48,183
Natl Median: $42,748
Lifetime Value Added
+$11k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
AssocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$10,250
Earnings (4yr)
$102,972
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$522k
Security Science and Technology
AssocCIP: 4304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,839
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Teaching Assistants/Aides
AssocCIP: 1315
Median Debt
$6,000
Earnings (4yr)
$37,783
Natl Median: $36,642
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
Visual and Performing Arts, General
AssocCIP: 5001
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $32,799
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.